Xavier's David West earned All-American recognition Tuesday from two more media outlets.

West earned third-team honors from The Sporting News and Basketball America.

LOOKING AHEAD: Within hours of the completion of Monday night's championship game, ESPN.com already had released its early projection of next season's Top 25. UC is picked No.17, with the top five being Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, Duke and Texas. XU is unranked.

Dick Vitale's predictions have Kansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Kentucky and Duke as the top five, with UC and XU unranked.